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From Trabzon to Diyarbakir is a two-legged bus journey with a stop in Erzurum, high on the Anatolian Plateau. The journey crosses the entire snowy plateau from north to south, passing small villages and white eroded mountains of basalt, sandstone, ...
... a waste of time I guess you could say. But let me touch on Erzerum briefly before I relay the relatively uninteresting visa hijinks. Erzurum is pretty much the most Islamic city you're likely to find in Turkey. It's a town of god fearing, patriotic, ...
Touristed our way around Goreme, the centre of Cappadocia for a few hours, sent some postcards and got on the road again, eventually stopping at a bridge near Horasan. The only moment of interest was the slight awkwardness in a supermarket as we were ...
Erzurum, Erzurum, Turkey
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Eastern Anatolia in October?
Posted on Nov 8, 2009, 17:51:05
... rock, which is probably hidden behind water in the spring. Ulu mosque in Erzurum was the first mosque I visited in Turkey. A nice peaceful place. And Erzurum Evleri restaurant is a nice place to eat. In Erzurum I parted with my car and flew back to ...
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Eastern Anatolia in October?
Posted on Oct 8, 2009, 16:16:31
Thanks for the info and the link. I'll take warm clothes I'll fly from Istanbul to Erzurum and am currently trying to find a car there (and maybe a guide, if this fits in my budget). Maps of the area are probably available in Istanbul? And it ...
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